Rangers move for Scotland ace pushes former Hibs star towards summer transfer as English club plot deal
The star has also featured for the likes of Stoke City and Sheffield United.
A former Hibs star could be pushed towards a summer transfer by a Rangers move.
Derek McInnes has taken charge at Ibrox and has already signed Lawrence Shankland from ex-club Hearts. He’s now reportedly targeting a former Rangers player with twice-capped Scotland international Ross McCrorie - who the Light Blues boss worked with at Aberdeen - on his radar. He has impressed at Bristol City across defensive and midfield positions but the English Championship Robins will need a replacement.
Harry Clarke spent the second half of last season on loan at Charlton Athletic in the division from Ipswich Town. He emerged in Scottish football through loans from Arsenal to Ross County and Hibs, since featuring for Stoke City, Sheffield United and Charlton alongside the Tractor Boys. Capable of playing centre-back and right-back, the former Hibee and Sheffield United ace is on the Bristol City agenda according to the BBC, amid McCrorie uncertainty.
Who could Bristol City replace Ross McCrorie with?
It’s stated: “Bristol City want to sign Ipswich defender Harry Clarke. New Robins boss Michael Skubala is looking to bring the right-back to Ashton Gate with doubts over Ross McCrorie's future. Scotland international McCrorie - who has interest in the Championship and Europe - has 12 months left on his contract and is yet to sign a new deal, with City wary of losing him for free.
“Bristol City were in a similar situation with Zak Vyner and Anis Mehmeti last summer, before accepting cut-price fees for the pair in the winter window and they joined Wrexham and Ipswich respectively. Clarke, 25, spent the second half of last season on loan at Charlton, making 19 appearances, having previously been on loan at Sheffield United in 2024-25.”
McInnes is a big fan of McCrorie, possibly heightening the chance of a Rangers move, that’d spark the domino effect of ex-Hibs man Clarke’s Bristol City switch. The Rangers gaffer said while Aberdeen boss: "He's just an absolute dream of a boy.
What Derek McInnes has said about Ross McCrorie
"He's a Rolls Royce, wherever we play him. His use of the ball's good, his athleticism, he's going to get better with games. He's a strong boy, dependable boy, a boy managers want to work with. I need to pinch myself that we managed to get him. He'll play for Scotland. He is going to have a top career."
Back at Hibs, they have strengthened at the back, signing centre-back Jason Kerr after a spell at Wigan Athletic. Playmaker Callum Wright has also joined Hibs after impressing with the Latics.